Desenhos de Crianças Submetidas a Cirurgias Eletivas / Children's Drawings Submitted to Elective Surgeries

RESUMO

Resumo O presente artigo tem por objetivo investigar as memórias que as crianças têm sobre a cirurgia a qual foram submetidas. Participaram desta pesquisa 80 crianças com idade entre 6 e 12 anos, internadas num hospital infantil para a realização de cirurgia eletiva de pequeno porte, divididas em quatro grupos de intervenção. Foram utilizados desenhos como forma de instrumento de coleta de dados. A pesquisa ocorreu em duas etapas na primeira, cada grupo recebeu a sua preparação no hospital, e na segunda, cerca de quinze dias após a cirurgia. Pôde-se constatar, após uma análise dos desenhos, que todos os grupos retrataram a condição de hospitalização e cirurgia, e trouxeram detalhes sobre os aspectos relacionados a esta temática.

ABSTRACT

Abstract This article investigates the memories that children have about the surgery that they had undergone. Participants of this study were 80 children aged between 6 and 12 years, hospitalized in a children's hospital for the performance of small elective surgeries, divided into four intervention groups. Drawings were used as a form of data collection instrument, this being a widespread practice with children. The study took place in two stages first, each group received their preparation in the hospital then they were asked to produce drawings, approximately 15 days after the surgery, in their homes. After an analysis of the drawings, it was noted that all groups portrayed the condition of hospitalization and surgery and presented details about the aspects related to this issue.